Markets & Investing
Insider buying broadens as share buybacks hit $36m
SBS Transit takes GuocoLand’s spot in SGX's iEdge Next 50
The changes will take effect on 28 September 2026.
3 days ago
Bond issuance rises 21.8% to record $120.8b in 2025
MAS cited refinancing needs and capital demand for AI, tech, and infrastructure.
3 days ago
MetaOptics raises $1.1m to automate metalens camera module production
Some of the placement proceeds will support the commercial launch of MetaPhone.
4 days ago
Singapore captures 91.7% of Southeast Asia robotics funding
Most of the total regional investment came from a single funding round.
4 days ago
Metrocon raises $4.6m from 23-million-share placement
The proceeds will fund growth initiatives.
SGX daily securities trading value jumps 35% to $2.2b in August
Total securities market turnover rose 29% to $43.3b.
Ong family offers $0.17 per share to privatise OTS Holdings
The offer price is 27.8% above the one-month VWAP as of 7 September.
Tech acquisitions hold at 6 in August as IPOs continue to flatline
No unicorns emerged over the month.
Mapletree Logistics Trust prices first $94.2m offshore renminbi bond
Three-year bond carries a 2.1% coupon, with proceeds partly used to refinance debt.
Late-stage funding surges from zero to 77.5% YoY in August
Six deals spanned venture capital, private equity, and incubators.
Tech funding sinks 81.36% in August as high fades
Sharpa raised $669.7m as dealmaking cooled.
Government keeping hands off Temasek investment decisions, Shanmugam says
Political pressure could compromise commercial discipline, the senior minister added.
SGX share buybacks hit $2b in eight months of 2026
Buyback activity in 2026 remained concentrated amongst the largest issuers.
Keppel DC REIT deal to push secondary fundraising past $4b
The $625m placement will help finance two Greater Tokyo data centres.
Tech acquisitions hit 11 as Singapore IPOs vanish in Q3
Unicorn creation stalled even as buyout activity climbed.
SGX lists first active ETF tracking iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index
CGS Fullgoal fund targets $109b mid-cap segment.
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